Make This Happen! Introducing EXO: The Legend of Wale Williams

Every so often I come across an independent property I can be really excited about. Actually, maybe more often than I can afford. Thanks to small publishers, social media, and a new wave of fans who see the value in independent properties we can celebrate a more diverse range of characters, better representation, and more creative stories. Enter EXO: The Legend of Wale Williams, a new graphic novel set to debut this summer. Scheduled as a 2-part graphic novel, Wale Williams lives ten years in our future in 2025 and is slated to be one of your favorite new heroes. This project is already taking off, having just released its Kickstarter campaign, complete with art samples and additional animated footage (more on that in a second). EXO is an obvious project worth backing, and also a step in the right direction towards diversifying comics. Ready to buy it already? Patience, Iago, patience – while you can’t have it in your hands just yet, secure your copy by backing the Kickstarter right now. There are plenty of rewards for every budget and you’ll have a 130 page full-color graphic novel waiting for you this summer. Not to mention the prideful feeling when your kids grow up watching that cartoon about the hero from Nigeria. Thank me later.

Let’s dive into some action with my real live reactions to the animated trailer, released by YouNeek Studios.

(0:00 – 0:15) “I wasn’t born a hero. I had to become one.”Yo this dude’s costume change is legit – you see the blue light flow throug…